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Match Report

Nino Niederreiter's first career hat trick helps Wild end 4-game slide

Nino Niederreiter had his first career three-goal game and Niklas Backstrom stopped 25 shots on Thursday night as the Minnesota Wild broke out of a scoring slump for a 6-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres to snap a four-game skid.

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Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
11/11/26 vs Tampa Bay Lightning L 3-8 NHL
11/8/26 vs Vegas Golden Knights L 1-4 NHL
11/6/26 vs Columbus Blue Jackets W 5-2 NHL
11/4/26 vs Ottawa Senators L 1-2 NHL
10/31/26 @ Los Angeles Kings W 3-2 NHL
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Team Stats

BUF MIN
21
Blocked Shots
6
22
Hits
12
8
Takeaways
6
28
Shots
39
0
Power Play Goals
2
2
Power Play Opportunities
4
0.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
25
Faceoffs Won
31
0.0
Faceoff Win Percent
0.0
6
Giveaways
5
4
Total Penalties
2
8
Penalty Minutes
4

Head to Head

MIN leads series 1-0

BUF Last 5 matchups MIN
  1. 0 Final 2015-01-16 @ BUF 7
  2. 3 Final 2014-11-14 @ MIN 6

Injuries

Minnesota Wild

  • Joel Eriksson Ek Day-To-Day
  • Brock Faber Injured Reserve
  • Filip Gustavsson Injured Reserve

Buffalo Sabres

  • Konsta Helenius Injured Reserve
  • Justin Danforth Injured Reserve
  • Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve

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